Arshawn

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Arshawn by the numbers

Arshawn was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Arshawn

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arshawn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Arshanlion-like, brave7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ashawn15 in the US (2017)
  • Arshaan6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arhaanregal, kingly, or noble37 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arslanlion; brave warrior8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arshaswift warrior or noble4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Arshawn

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